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HISTORIC LOGS.
Punctured with Indian Bullets 100 Years
Ago. They. DO Duty In ~ Hog Pen.

Puuctured with Indian Bullets Years
Ago. They. no Duty In ~ Hog Pen.
NEW DERRY, Pa, Dec. 24.-On the prem
Uses Of John Cummins of this township are a
corn crib and II pigsty, each Of which is built
OF logs. The logs nre thickly punctured with
bullet holes. and the bullets that made them
are still embodied in the logs. The logs were
cut more than 100 years ago by Col. Pomeroy.
one OF the first settlers in what Is now West
moreland county, who built a log cabin in the
wilderness with them for himself and family.
Pomeroy was a famous Indian fighter, as was
MAJOR Bell. who lived with his family in a cabin
half q mile distant.
One day Col. Pomcroy's cabin was attacked
by a band of Indians. Pomeroy barricaded
himself and family in the cabin, and the In
dams besieged them all the afternoon. firing fire.
quently into the log walls. The firing was heard
by Major Bell, who crept through the woods to
tho spot. Seeing that tho Indian force was too
strong for him TO attack. he returned home.
horses. and, taking q circuitous route through
the woods approached Pomeroy's besieged
ling the Colonel, and Pomeroy managed to get
away from his cabin with his family under
cover OF the woods in the rear. His wife and
children mounted the horses behind Major
Bells wife and children, and tho party escaped
to Fort Wallace. five miles distant. without the
back to attack the Indians. but they had disap-
peared.. The bullet purctured cabin was oc-
cupied by Col. POmeIoy and descendants OF his
unit! 1910, when it WIS purchased by John
Cummins. who tore it down and made his pig
pom and corn crib out of it's historic logs.
Ono Of Major Bells descendants, living in the
same nei%hborhood, has the gun which that
noted Indian fighter and Revolutionary soldier
used In all Of IDS exploits. One of these. which
Is related as an especially able and character
istic feat OF the Major, is TO the effect that once
an Indian, in an endeavor to entrap the willy
and greatly feared enemy OF his race. initiated
tho cal. of the wild turkey near the Majors
cabin. The, MAJOR was II great lover Of turkey
cnce Letween The call OF the bird and the sound
Of the indians call, although the imitation was
almost perfect. Ho took his gun and dragged
the direction Of tho sound. He finally located
the cali in q tall pine, tree. and discovered tho
Major Bell fired. and the Indian lenped high
above the tree top and tumb!ed to the ground.
The dead Indian was recognized by the Major
us Black Wolf, one Of the most daring and
bloodthirsty Of tho Seneca chiefs.
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sake" :. =, Amor,c.n no.,or n,,n. 90,
know that when you were married."
4 be sure / knew II: My family
Was your family better than fathers fami-
'.!Yeepa.. e!Map neh be tie sol They didn't approve at
al; But didn't exps,et then to live among the
and, of course, higherthan. your fathers father,
ference. my son, ns you viii learn later"
Yes, there is a great difference. barfister
he aona At n rs m r"fs. my n'sn emily ahyn was q 'S onS q ' tSe
best, and II was n great blow when | married
an american. Now, see that you do not got any
these griinning, vulgar American boys "N
almost mos Il literal aP inS word for Sqt word sn" ret Setw scsSs the EnR.
lish wife Of tho American naval officer and
their son. VIII the son be I'M American or will
he be q very English young man with such
several handsome dinner parties have
a %Srs have the been ey SIled With 81 c XIII %ssk sh Sat fns
tary Endiep attSssSSq house eV on TSur sa% evening" Hss'iI in
Pedroso. MIR. and Mrs. Letter gave a 4 to I toa
reception for their daughter, who is one OF the
a %no,Ssr ssba shis se IS Miss nss, on T Ja"sSssI
Of the late Admiral Dahlgren. Mrs; Dahlgren
ia now In her own house on Thomas Circle. and
has taken Wednesday for her reception day.
Justice and Mrs. Blatchford viii spend their
holidays In New York with their sons family.
Gen. and Mrs. Sheridan have sent their twin
girls and little boy down to her parents house,
who Is threatened with diphtheria. Christmas.
heret2fore a happy time IN the Sheridan house,
The. prospective Postmaster-Gener Don
NJ. Dickinson, has taken one Of the elegant
houses on Farragut square. owned by Paymas-
tor Bacon of the navy.
Mrs. j. v. L. Pruyn and daughters OF Albany
have gone there for Christmas week.
The. annual ball Of the British Legation Is
fixed for Jan. 4.
Toward tho end OF January tho new Mexican
Legation house will DO formally opened with
n ball givon by the Minister and his wife. The
BALLROOM is nearly RS large as that OF the Brit
ish Legation. and, with tho large drawing
rooms, make q suite Of rooms well arranged
for tho entertainment OF n largo company Of
guests.
AT other legations there Is promise Of a re-
certion by the japanese Minister and wife.
And. despite. several unpleasant memories OF
last year. It Is said the Chinese Minister will
give u ball this year.
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arm, over Which the rope passes, Trousers or
Knee brooches are worn, as the players ca
TE9ps's length Is about that indicated in tie
hrSaha thu r%ls Waist f6 of t Sna aH Ss Il is WIGS EHissseiG IS G prSe
in a slip.kno, n 'front.' q him; The anchor Is
is tho one who directs the Juggling during tho
contest, and upon whose skill much OF the sue
eess of t any team sss d ds 9Ss isnr T p6sit Giansaibn Int may y
usually takes the one lust in trout Of the an
shor' where he can advise wise with the anehoE In
braced,, AGAINST, ;eIsats. and the rope is
s Sse ana sh ef haeds S siasped about fss k Il isst q ba efG n
teams standing BY their eleats; the anchor
once. and the others, with one foot braced
asainst the Client and the hands In the rope are
centre line with the ristolin hand, his foot upon
the tape around the rope pressing il. to the
pistol shot his foot is raised and the side that
gets down quickest may. therefore,, get an ad-
s aftaI"f fse dr s1ar Tiers rof is 'n alv AVS a lf frem m1nh,es
strain on each side, each team hoping to get an
advantage over the other from any, confusion
The anchor maintains a sitting during the en-
tire game. unless, indeed. the strain from the
EEERpa sssoe isa@ q II ts serS eIsat is 'G r fIsnS do ns@ n nos
- NNS' ~
often happen.
After tho first few seconds Of strain the
anchor generally gives the word TO his men to
hold hard. and for a few seconds they actually
rest on the cleats. Tor, excepting under strong
the rope, against an ordinary, pull from the op-
posite side. When tho anchor thinks that he
sees an opportunity Of pulling them of their
cleats. or wishes to pull the tape over as far as
mon on his. side straighten their legs and tug
for all they're worth, while the anchor leans
forward rpAly To UAthar In the slack in casa
they get the advantage. and if the. other side
happens to pull the stronger. and the, rope
seems to be going that way. the anchor has TO
loosen the slipknot in front OF him and le; il go
Q moment. in order to prevent lis men from
lot it go such an event would be almost sire to
happen. and it IL therefore plain that n great
deal of responsibility rests upon the anchor.
who must be II man of the coolest nerve as well
us Of giant strength. One of the things which
tise to attain is simultaneous action. II the
four men drop to the plank at the pistol, shot
ut exactly the same instant, they are almost
sure to get an advantage over the other team
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How they DO IL In ,b, C~,untrv.

The Episcopal Church in Freehold, n. j.,
will appear this morning decorated 10 as to
transform 1t from a plain and old-fashioned
building into a bower OF holiday greenery.
Ten wagon loads OF greens We're used by the
fair ones OF the congregation, who twistedthem
thick as the average mans head. and swung
the cables in every direction from the centre
OF the ceiling. They built all manner of suit
screens and crosses and the like. to bs put
wherever they nude the hes, appearance. The
around Freehold Is II harvest field for Wash
ington Market dealers, who Tunsacl; even the
cemeteries and gardens for llr. box, and all the
In winter; II they get permission 10 cut from
one lot In a cemetery they despoil ton lots
the box trees In the gardens, they carry n
cart loads OF boughs from each village.
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% lhESiDENl 'rJi,f,
EVANSTON, ILL.,. Dec. ~. 1887.
Lo., III. Father on the Jouruey.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 24.-The police have In
charge q nine-year-old boy, who was given to
them by Manning Light OF Atlanta, who says
he brought the boy from Atlanta to this city at
the request OF Mr.. Beckwith of Lawrence, Kan.
Beckwith said he started from TAMPA. fla
that on Wednesday night near. Waycross' Ga.
Mr.. Simpson went 10 q closet since whlrh 'lmnne
Eeu;:with brought the boy 81 Atlarta, and then
sent hin, here with M. LiHht. Mr.. SIMPSON
was bookieeper for the t,laut ana
Lawrence. Kan, where the boy says he expect
ed e start a dry goods siore: o Ths saem are b 1ea5s
was Jersey City, and his wife Is ut a
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and when the word to lleave is given by the
anchor, II they all pull at exactly the same In
slant. the same result is bound to follow. 1t
usually happens. therefore. that. the best
trained team will win,. and weight does not
count as much us might be expected; The limit
Of weight in u team Is variable. In tho Seventh
Regiment 1t Is $50 pounds. allowing an average
weight of 165 pounds for each man; Tho anchor
Is In almost constant consultation with, his
men during the contest. He advises, them by q
quiet word Just previous to any order he pro-
poses to give.
"Concerning weight, / remember a contest
pulled 10 1886 at Dartmouth. There was Il INT
over two hundred. The contest WAS pulled on
the farmers system. with holes IN tho
ground. aEi the fat team were fairly pulled ont
OF their holes by light weights whose combined
avoirdupois, was not more than ESQ pounds:
"GymnHsium-maIe muscle docs not tell ms
much in n tuR-of-war contest rs might be en-
pactei. 4 man whose biceps arc developed
from Indian clubs and ring work may not hnve
the vigor OF tough, natural strength. Football
players always make good tUg-ot-war men. aud
owing Is one Of the hest exercises that can DO
INDUCED In to 1T ones self fora contest;
The Dartmouth style of digging holes for
the feet. and large enough for the whole lower
part Of the body, for sometimes they are two
and q half feet deep. makes their tug-of-war .
very tough strain. This competition. Is OF not
mucl, use AS an exercise: ii IL more directed to
exhibiting than acquiring strength, and IL
rough, hard. trying work, but 1t IL also II very
manly snort, and will doubtless continue to
hold its wall-cstablished If somewhat subordi-
nute position in the realms OF sport"
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Ing the time allowed for tho contest, the victory
Is won. This recalls another essential differ-
once between the English style and the. Ameri-
can. The English rules do not mention any
time Tor the endurance Of n pull. The old style
81 tugging on this side the water allowed an
hour. II during that time one side or the other
Was not pulled a good distance actually along
me ground the contest was considered u draw.
Tho improvements of to-day necessitate the
exercise OF 80 much more strength and strain
upon the pullers that 1t Is usual to limit the
time OF tho pull 70. from four to ten minutes,
I'VE peinG the ordinarily accepted duration.
In one OF me best contests on record, the teams
Teprosenting the Massachusetts Institute OF
inches only. This was very soon after the Hnr.
H frnm ma had Won n : tng.of;war asaipst Q tenn
The. Harvard toGm tugs upon the third
style which l purpose TO describe. Along board
plain and. a yard or three and a half feet broad
Is made OF sufficient length to allow eight men
70 recitne on 1t, with u space of a few feet be-
tween the two toans. -Four men constitute n
team. The one at the further end Ia called the
anchor. The mon arc, usually stripped to the
without any head gear, with heavy
shoes, and u leather pad IL worn on the upper
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Encouraging Its Employees to save their
Money.

Beginning with Jan. 2, 1858, tho Pennsyl-
wanna Railroad Company will inaugurate a
system of savings accounts with its employees
which President Roberts believes will result in
great benefit to an army Of persons on the
comDanY's pay rolls. He has issued a circular
to those in the company's service on tho main
line OF the road and its branches aud leased
lines in Pennsylvania. notifying them of tho
scheme. Certain ticket and freight agents arc
authorized 10 receive for the company from any
employee sums OF even dollars not to exceed
deposit will bs issued. On these deposits the
company will pay interest to the depositors ut
the ratio OF per cent. per annum. President
Roberts believes that tho convenience and alb
solute security of this savings system will in
ducs employees to put away a large share of
TO prompt them to thrifty and proyident habits
for the development OF which only the oppor-
tunity WAS needed.
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PROVIDENCE, Dec. M.-In the case OF
Thomas +. Cosgroye. attorney at law. against
Harry W.. Gardiner for SANDER. In which dam
nges were laid at 10000, a jury to-day awarded
$1,000 damages. This was II case In which
Gardiner. cosgrove's client in T. suit against
Henry J. Steers Tor felonious assault, withdrew
the, charge IN open court. confessed to perjury,
10 blackmail Steers. Gardiner has already
been In jail six months. and Cosgrove to-day
the six months additional that must elapse BE-
fore he can take the poor debtors oath.
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A communication from United States Con-
sui Mckay. at Tenerire, dated Nov. -, reports
that a capsized vessel Of about 600 tons. water
logged and abandoned. had been towed there.
and WAS under charge Of the Captain of the
Port. who was discharging her cargo Of South
ern pine. Some 800 pieces Of sawed stuff had
been discovered and discharged, the greater
eight to forty feet long and eight to eighteen
inches square. and some blanks Of three 10 four
inches thicEnrss. Tho logs arc markcd IS"
diamond on The end. borh cut into the wood. II
Is Thought 10y "hipnasterN thai the wreck had
a auth n les propose Mo,ss to turn . ovSr to " the Governs nne
ment the proceeds, ntter paying salvage. In
name, rig, and nationality Of the vessel have
not been discovered.
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A.a.s.,oou Principles Win.

Members of the rival debating societies of
the College of the City OF New York met Friday
night in the college chapel In n contest for the
$50 prize given annually by Elliott I. Shep-
ard. The subject under discussion was:
"Resoircd. That II it he desirable 10 restrict the
evils Of intemperance. high license Is q more
Lessler and Mandel, representing the Clionia
Society, argued for the Affirmative, and Messrs.
smith and Bell OF the Phrenoeosnia Society for
Tho negative. The releres. Noah Davis. do
cided In favor OF the affirmative side, and
awarded 70 Mr.. Mandell the $50 prize.
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PULLED OFF THE cLEATs.

Az Is In tho shape Of a right-angled triangle.
Inc competitor Is almost seated in this hole,
nls iset being .braced against its porpendlcuiar
wal. This, of course. gives the strongest kind
oiPnrchase to the puller.
The strain In q .tug-of-war contest really
tfSS n upon the whole body. but the muscles OF
Immediately In uss in II. The hands have TO
S y Ire rope very hard In order that II shall
thal II viii slip through II the muscles Of tho
n IriV are htrg!g enough TO. prevent the other
tnio from pulling harder, The muscles Of the
nnIigss nfo' o' COURSE, very important In this eNor-
tthLae, hs upon them c6Ges q great measure OF
IN stfd;n IN breclng against tho wall OF dirt.
racII aeisat or victory In his kind OF pull, is
33ssinAlly Is placed directly. over q Middle line
n"tween the two teams, and II II Is pulled not
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The OIL C.n.pira.x Gaze

BUFFALO. Dec. A.-Judge Haight this
morning handed down his decision in tho case
OF the People against Hiram Is. and Charles NJ.
Everest OF Rochester who were convicted some
time ago OF nsplracyto injure trade and COM
Lubriealing Oil Company. The motion for a.
new trial was recently made and submitted,
and this motion Judge Haight denies. An an.
peal will be taken TO the General Term OF the
Supreme Court, and in any event the Court Of
Appeals VIII finally DO called on TO determine
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THE ANCHOR.

At tho start tho rope must be taut, and the
tors being outside the side lines
The signal to start shall be by word OF
mouth. During no part Of the pull shall the
loot Of q competitor be allowed to go beyond
the centre line. The pull shall be. won when
una side shall have pulled the side line OF their
vl,ponen,s over their W side line
No competitor shall wear boots or shoes
VIII, my projecting mills, springs, or prints OF
my kind. nor shnlla competitor be allowed to
iiake u hole In tho ground with his foet. or any
'ti.r way, before the start. No competitor shall
wifElly touch the ground with any part of his
person but his feet. II the teams have y weight
limit, each. member Of the team must. be
weighed before the contest. The tug shall be
won by two out Of three pulls
Those VINO Nre familiar with the method OF
plAyin9 this game In colleges and ,rcgimnntal
EymnusiumS will see that these rules are not
followed closely here. In orr games we only
nayo one tape upon the rope. which Is f%astcnsi
''xiactiy ut The centre. and tho side tapes and
,nl9 lines nre not much used. And II, will he
no contestants stand during tho trial, and II
hoy should lie down or touch the ground with
NY part, OF their body except their feet. the
lther side could claim foul; with US, on the
contrary, In both our styles OF playing the con-
estants lie upon the ground at the very. start.
md 1t Il q signal that they are beaten II they
re pulled up from that position.
Ihe two methods OF pulling In this country
nay Dc termed for convenience. the 'farmor's
pull and the regimental or 'cleRt' pull: The
'arner's pull is practissd at Dartmouth Col
tegs very successfully. There they do not pull
upon Q board or indoors, but upon the turf. A
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Tho CrandeH Tragedy.

Troy, Dec. 2i.-The condition of Mis-.
Julia N. Crandell, who was shot by hor hus-
band at Ballston. is unchanged. The pros
pect Of, her recovery improves each day. The
tragedy WAS held at IL o'clock this morning
from the, family residence At Ballston. The
body Of Mrs. Stone. mother OF Mrs, Crandell.
this city. N
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for Q moment that there Is any mental stimulus
or training or exercise called for In 1t. Never
theless. It does exist to c great degree. and
mono the less In the muscular exercise known
rs the tug OF war. The team has to be con-
trolled and directed by a captain, and that cap
tain has to exercise his mind In tho keenest
way. has to be on the alert to watch his oppo-
nents. and has to know q great deal about the
distribution Of force, in order to do his work
well. How this comes about may best be told
In the words Of a well-known member OF n tug
Of war team, Mr.. Charles Morrill,. formerly of
the Dartmouth College team. =
He says OF 1t: In o well contested tug of
war. weight does not count as much as ID,
ordinarily supposed. Drawn and muscle, a
good staying power, with GOODNESS and a.
shrewd anchor. are what are required. The ex-
ercise has advanced q great deal during recent
years under the fostering influence Of college
athletes and regimental gymnasts. In tho old
days the method was n rough, irregular sport.
wherein men caught hold of one end OF a rope
and tried to pull along a similar crowd of men
who held on to the other end. Now there are
very few places whore the tug Of war is pulled
that the gam consists In dragging the other
side ut all. There are several ways Of playing
1t. three OF which may be considered as the
most important. and in none of those three
does the element OF pulling the other crowd
enter into 1t. 1t 10 now the aim OF those who
pull in the tug Of war to get the rope away
from opponents, and not to drag them about
Before taking up the American style Of
playing, I will describe the method recently
adopted In Great Britain. There tho Amateur
Athletic Association has drawn up a new code
Of rules to regulate contests of this nature.
They arc not all OF them new, but they show
the difference between the English and the
American styles Of the game: They prescribe,
first an equal number OF competitors. so that
the sides may be evenly balanced. that the
rope shall be long enough to allow q pull Of
twelve feet and have twelve feet slack nj each
end. while four feet Is allowed for each puller.
The rope must not be less than four inches in
circumference, and shall have no knots or any
thing which can assist one In retaining his
90 A tape must be fastened to the centre of
the rope. and at six feet on each side of this
csntre tape a side tape must also be fastened
to the rope.'
"a centre line shall be marked on the
ground. and at six feet on either side OF it two
Ines shall be made parallel to the centre line.
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rr.po.,nx to purcha.. wh,sier'. Plnce.

Miss Frances Z. Willard, who Is n warm
friend OF the patriot-poet Whittier, in a letter
to Mr.. William j. Box Of Brooklyn. referring to
Mr.. Whittier's s0th birthday anniversary, writes
rs follows:
WoMAN's NATIONAL CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE
UyIoN. PRESIDENTS OFFICE,
EVANSTON, ILL.,, Dec. ~. 1887. }
KIND FRIEND: The early homo OF John
Greenleaf Whittier, Americas and WonlaG's
Laureate. a home celebrated In some Of the
most cherished verse yet penned. ought, Ike
Mt, Vernon. to belong e Asmerics; When !
ago, it wasi In the hands Of tenants whose hab-
It's Of living were such as to make my pilgrim-
TO purchase the old place and q few adjoin;
ing acres would be an easy matter. Were, l
rich I would do this at once and present the
sacred Did h0me-hearth to the Commonwealth
ol, Massachusetts. PVT cannot many women !
some great American newspaper, would stand
ms loader of tho movement, 1t would soon lDarch
to SUCCESS.
'' finances L. WILLARD.